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   wis·dom

   /ˈwizdəm/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise: "listen to his words of wisdom" Similar sagacitysagenessintelligenceunderstandinginsightperceptionperceptivenesspercipiencepenetrationperspicuityacuitydiscernmentsensegood sensecommon senseshrewdnessastutenessacumensmartnessjudiciousnessjudgmentforesightclear-sightednessprudencecircumspectionlogicrationalerationalitysoundnesssanenessadvisabilityinformal:sharpnesssavvysmartsrare:sapienceargutenessOpposite stupidityfolly
   • ▪ the soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, and good judgment: "some questioned the wisdom of building the dam so close to an active volcano" Similar sagacitysagenessintelligenceunderstandinginsightperceptionperceptivenesspercipiencepenetrationperspicuityacuitydiscernmentsensegood sensecommon senseshrewdnessastutenessacumensmartnessjudiciousnessjudgmentforesightclear-sightednessprudencecircumspectionlogicrationalerationalitysoundnesssanenessadvisabilityinformal:sharpnesssavvysmartsrare:sapienceargutenessOpposite stupidityfolly
   • ▪ the body of knowledge and principles that develops within a specified society or period: "the traditional farming wisdom of India" Similar knowledgelearningeruditionscholarshipphilosophylore

   Word Origin Old Englishwīsdōm (see wise1, -dom).

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